GOOD NEWS!!

A pic of the perfectly placed anchors for one of my rotator cuffs. Therapy HAD been going great then I was having a lot of pain and my range of motion was getting worse, so I had an MRI this past Saturday to make sure it was still attached. Turns out, THANKFULLY, it is. The shoulder is just very inflamed. I got a shot in the top of my shoulder this morning to reduce the swelling so that PT can continue. Thank goodness, I would not have been able to get it operated on again for some time if it had come to that. I got KIDS on the way!!! : )

I just thought it was a cool picture!!

Just thought this was HILARIOUS!!!

Thanksgiving should be a good time...

Went to the orthopedic doctor last week and was set up for an MRI this past Monday. Returned to the doctor on Tuesday for the findings:


1. Full-thickness retracted post interval supraspinatus insertional tendon tear
is associates peritendinobursitis, glenohumeral capsulosynovitis and mild
fibrofatty mascle replaement.

2. Low-grade outlet stenosis from from AC arthrosis and type 2 acromion configuration


I guess what all that mean is that I have a rotator cuff tear with the added bonus of a bone spur and it all has to be fixed.

I am now scheduled for shoulder surgery on the 22nd of Nov.

So, Thanksgiving should be a good time, as I am left-handed and the shoulder that was MRI'd was indeed my left.

Those...

I really don't even what to say about the whole thing....

All I can say is.......WTF!!!

I finally got some really good hay this season! I worked most of the weekend un stacking and re-stacking elsewhere so I could get the good hay in the back for use when the girls start milking again.

I had done all my shoulder and knees could handle. I called a friend of mine and he and his son came over Monday afternoon while I was at work to RE-STACK my hay in a prescribed order (third cut hay to the back first cut hay to the front).

When I left the Barn Monday morning, the first cut hay way on the ground stacked nice and neat, all tied in so it wouldn't fall over yadda yadda yadda...all that was needed done was the finish unloading the third cut hay and put it in the very back and then grab the hay in front of it and put it on top of that and then the first cut hay , stack nice and neat in the front so I could use it first.......Ummmm this is what I came home to...



Funny thing....I asked him if he himself would feel safe climbing up on the stack to get bale down?? His answer was a very quiet "...no..."

They will both be back this coming weekend to re-stack the whole thing. That means the cleaning of pens will have to wait yet another week, but at least the hay will be stacked properly...

Last Fair of the Season for the girls....

Sorry this took me so long to finish the fair season updates. The last show was the first weekend in September...

Husker Haven Compass Rose did a great job yet again. She did herself one better this last show, taking home the Grand Champion Ribbon. I hope that her breed (Recorded Grade) was sanctioned! Can't wait to see her freshened next Spring!!!



The rest of Kids all finished the season with colds! It was so cold and windy and the last two fairs some of the kids are having a time getting over their snotty noses. They have been getting medicine everyday. They get one kind for a couple days then another. I may have to talk to the vet this weekend.

2010 Fairs

2010 Darke County and Allen County Fairs

Husker Haven Compass Rose came home with two Reserve Grand rosettes

She was shown by Robin who will be back in 4H next year so I may have to find more help!! Robin is a great kid, she didn't have to help but she did because she knew I needed it. Thanks Again Robin!!



Off to Van Wert County Fair this coming weekend............

Fair Time Fun..........is that what it is????

I leave tomorrow for the Darke County Fair. I only have 5 or 6 goats clipped and still have 5 or 6 yet TO clip, a few more that need feet trimmed and 4 kids need to be tattooed. I have to load the trailer up tonight with hay, straw, grain, feed pans, water buckets and all my clothes, enough for two shows, Darke and Allen Counties. Have to pack food.....I don't think i will be able to leave as early as I wanted to...

Post Op Doc Visit..

Stitches are out and some kind of tape that disappears it on there. He told me any ground that is level, I am good to go, I can ride my bike(I guess mountain biking would be out) and walking out in the yard is probably not a good thing for me. I guess since my way to the barn isn't paved, I will just have to risk it. As for chasing the goats down out in the pasture....guess I'm really not supposed to be doing that, but nothing else I can do, I have to catch them twice a day unless they just don't go to the show, I suppose that could happen.


Riverside, IA - Quilt Painting
Just thought I'd add a pic.

Post Knee Op update

I am just over a week out of knee surgery now. I worked half days at work this past week, coming home to elevate it and ice it down. I got my milking goats back at the end of the week as well. Milking them is the easy part, it catching them that gets me.

Want to shout out a HUGE Thank You to Nanny Berry and Family for coming to my rescue and putting up with the girls for me!! And to my brother who came up here and helped me out by taking care of the rest of the critters while I was out of commission!!

My knee feels pretty good as long as I ice and elevate it when I know I have used it too much. I have a doctor appt on Tuesday, I guess I'll see what he'll have to say then.

The guys miss ya Craig!





Here is also some updated pictures of rest of this years kids.



Sorry Yelena, it was the best of the 20 or so I took. The kids just won't stand still.